100 Yard Benchrest - 6th April

[mole-e30]

Firstly, thank you to all those that turned up for the 1st shoot of the year.

 

It was great to see 18 shooters taking the plunge including 2 new faces from UKV (Spud and Brillo).

 

Everyone seemed to enjoy the day, we saw something of a rarity at Diggle....... Sunshine.

 

Yes I had to get the mirage band out on the rifle, something not usually needed at Diggle, especially given the snow of only 2 weeks ago.

 

Notable points of interest, well Vince wining is a good one, the 2 Gary's have got new boomsticks and are using them to good effect, oh and the best one Graeme Francis's expert display of dog handling of what could only be described as a cross between a beagle and a Shetland pony.

 

I have attached the results as usual, for those that are interested the next dates in the diary are

 

600 Yard BR - Saturday 27th April

 

100 Yard BR - Saturday 4th May

 

1000 Yard BR - Sunday 5th May

 

Diggle Egg Shoot - Monday 6th May

 

To those of you thinking about coming, please ask Spud or Brillo, I am sure they will confirm it is fun and we are a helpful bunch who will make you more than welcome.

 

All the best

 

Bruce

[lambsey]

Big Thank you Bruce. well done to Brillo & Spud for taking the plunge. Nice to meet you both.

 

Will Graeme be running dog handling courses now throughout the year

[gunnery]

see you all there on the 600yrd 27th april

[foxing2night]

Bloody good day out,, well done to Vince, three one,s in a row, that is some shooting,,,

 

Well done Andy a well deserved win and very well shot my mate

sadly robed of the small group patch by spud, all three of us were in the .3 ,but spud got .302 (off the top of my head) well done spud,,,,

 

That was not a dog?? it was a donkey,, i don't know who looked the best pleased the dog or Graeme :D .

 

The two Gary,s had some very good results in the custom class with there new rifles, using Bruce's new front rest??,,, Bruce i recon that that rest is worth its weight in gold to either of them two now :lol:

 

Cheers Bruce for all your hard work,,,,, And a big welcome to both spud and Brillo,, The two Marks

 

Cant wait for the 600yrd comp on the 27th,,

 

All the best, Darrel

[Brillo]

To anyone thinking about trying this sport I say give it a go. I had a thoroughly enjoyable day and I'm hooked. How can I hide my next purchase from my wife?

Many thanks to everyone for welcoming me, and giving so much advice, especially Vince and Bruce to mention just two. I'm suffering from information overload but it will all sink in over time.

I met a great bunch of guys and can't wait until the 600 yard shoot on the 27th. In fact I'm developing loads for it now....

 

Cheers

 

mark

[provarmint]

To anyone thinking about trying this sport I say give it a go. I had a thoroughly enjoyable day and I'm hooked. How can I hide my next purchase from my wife?

Many thanks to everyone for welcoming me, and giving so much advice, especially Vince and Bruce to mention just two. I'm suffering from information overload but it will all sink in over time.

I met a great bunch of guys and can't wait until the 600 yard shoot on the 27th. In fact I'm developing loads for it now....

 

Cheers

 

mark

 

My sentiments, as a novice I like to keep my hand in when I can, always been made welcome and had some great days at Diggle, as said " be careful of them Garys ".

[foxing2night]

My sentiments, as a novice I like to keep my hand in when I can, always been made welcome and had some great days at Diggle, as said " be careful of them Garys ".

Darren it would be nice if you could make some of the shoots this year,, you know you want to come!!!!

 

Garry W shot out of his skin on Saturday?? i don't know what came over him

 

Vince shot three in the ones (Awesome)

 

and Andy won the factory, oops sporter class

[garyw]

Another good comp-well done bruce for the smooth operation and everyone that helped.

a big thanks to Martin miles who loaded me some ammo when i ran out with one relay to shoot.next time i will bring enough for the match

while we are back slapping thanks to vince yesterday for the 1000yd comp another good day[well not for me] a few records set and good weather you cant beat that.

[provarmint]

Darren it would be nice if you could make some of the shoots this year,, you know you want to come!!!!

 

Garry W shot out of his skin on Saturday?? i don't know what came over him

 

Vince shot three in the ones (Awesome)

 

and Andy won the factory, oops sporter class

 

Be good to catch up Darrel .

[garyw]

Be good to catch up Darrel .

Get your ar£e into gear and get up there!

it will be good to catch up.

[provarmint]

Get your ar£e into gear and get up there!

it will be good to catch up.

 

Subtle as ever LOL

[gunnery]

you will have to excuse him Darrel just the way he is

[pc1]

I had a good few hours watching and talking to people on saturday and looking at all the kit used cant wait to get the rifle sorted out now and get shooting. Well shot vince and everyone was putting tight groups up my pal kept saying that you could"t make a hole that small with 5 bullets lol.

I will see you all there again

[Cumbrian 1]

I fancy a day out on the 27th, but as I have never shot in a formal rifle competition could someone please answer a few questions:

- Do you need to be a member?

- I assume expanding ammunition is not allowed?

- Will a factory rifle with a bipod and rear bag suffice?

- How many rounds should you bring?

- What else should/do you need to bring?

[The Gun Pimp]

I fancy a day out on the 27th, but as I have never shot in a formal rifle competition could someone please answer a few questions:

- Do you need to be a member?

- I assume expanding ammunition is not allowed?

- Will a factory rifle with a bipod and rear bag suffice?

- How many rounds should you bring?

- What else should/do you need to bring?

You are very welcome to come along. Be at Diggle for about 10.00am Postcode OL3 5LB

You do not need to be a member

Bullets designed to expand are not permitted

Bi-pod and rear bag is fine - most start off shooting a factory rifle like this.

Bring about 30 rounds

What else? Lunch!

[gunnery]

and a good sence oh humour

[gary s]

You need to come Barry and so Does Martin its filling up nicely Just like it used to be or so im told

[1967spud]

rifle ordered then watch out

[gunnery]

me and martin will have to come to keep you to in order

[garyw]

me and martin will have to come to keep you to in order

you can give that .20 a run out -see how accurate it really is.

martin can bring his 6ppc if he can get all the cobwebs off it.

[gunnery]

one holer that of martins dont know why gary s didnt buy it

[Cumbrian 1]

Many thanks for the information, just one last question are moderators allowed? Or should I zero my rfile without prior?

[Laurie]

I don't know why all you wussies are making this fuss about these huge groups shot with fancy rifles. Only the other day I saw a film of Kim Jong-un, Party Chairman, Great and Loved Leader, resident god .... VC and 46 bars .... etc etc of North Korea shoot a piddling little one-hole group with a semi-auto pistol. AND ..... I'll bet it was his first ever pistol shoot too!

 

I think Vince should extend a warm and fraternal invitation from the Free Socialist Republic of Diggle to Chairman Jong-un to compete in a BR match - if he can spare bthe time from planning all-out thermonuclear war on South Korea, the USA, Japan, the Isle of Man, and others - and show us how it's done. This would be in addition to the previous open invitation after Stoneleigh to the supplier of 1-inch grouping at 1,000 yd tactical rifles. Think what a weekend that would be, Kim slapping everybody's arses on Saturday, and whatisname doing likewise on Sunday.

 

PS well done to all these people who turned up and shot real groups in real rifles - and some great ones too. I know how difficult it is to get below 0.25-inch (or even half-inch sometimes!) on Diggle's A-Range.

[garyw]

Many thanks for the information, just one last question are moderators allowed? Or should I zero my rfile without prior?

you can shoot with or without a mod.

try the rifle without see if theres a accuracy gain.